#B38BC6 Color

#B38BC6 is rgb(179, 139, 198) in RGB and hsl(281, 34%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#B38BC6

HEX#B38BC6

RGBrgb(179, 139, 198)

HSLhsl(281, 34%, 66%)

HSVhsv(281, 30%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(69.5% 0.095 314.6)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 30%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B38BC6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B38BC6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B38BC6 Complementary#9DC68B Analogous#968BC6 Analogous#C68BBB Triadic#C6B38B Triadic#8BC6B3

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B38BC6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE9CCE #C7AAD5 #D2BBDD #DBC8E4 #E6D9EC #EFE7F3

Shades

#9F6CB7 #8A51A4 #704285 #59346A #3F254B #25162C

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